Dino-ROAR: a contest for children 3-12 years old at Damascus Community Recreation Center

Damascus Library 2026 Summer Reading Challenge Kickoff

Come dressed to impress and showoff your loudest, fiercest, most dino-rific ROAR!

Kick off the 2026 Montgomery County Public Library Summer Reading Challenge at the Damascus Community Recreation Center (25520 Oak Dr, Damascus, MD 20872) with a dino-roaring contest!

Can you ROAR the loudest? Do you have the fiercest ROAR? How about the ROAR with the most personality? Well, we are about to find out with a dino-ROARing contest! 

We will kick off at 1:00pm with a sign-up and dino-mite warm-up. Then we will see our contestants ROAR. While our dino-judges are deliberating all attendees will have the option to take part in some dino-trivia. We will finish up with award presentations and one last community ROAR! 

• First 40 participants will be judged, though all are welcome to attend and join the fun! 
• Costumes are encouraged and all children must be accompanied by an adult. 
• Prizes for all contestants with trophies for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and one honorable mention. 

In the event of rain, event will move inside. 

During the event, library staff and volunteers will be available to answer questions about the program, assist with sign-ups, and provide materials for those who register. Can't make the event? Sign-up (or log in) online or at your local library starting May 15, and begin logging and tracking your progress, starting June 13th.

Register for our Summer Reading Challenge here: mcpl.link/summer-reading-challenge

This program is generously sponsored by Friends of the Library, Montgomery County, Inc. 

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Questions about this program? Contact library administration with questions. 

Library Program Attendance (both virtual and in the branch) is limited to participants within the suggested age range of the program. Children attending an MCPL program under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult. Adults attending a program intended for children must have an accompanying child.

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